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| Pakistan bid to stop Taleban push | |
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| The Pakistan government has sent troops to tackle Taleban militants who have advanced into a region just 100km (67 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. | The Pakistan government has sent troops to tackle Taleban militants who have advanced into a region just 100km (67 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. |
| Officials say the forces will protect government buildings in Buner district, where insurgents have begun patrolling the streets and mounting checkpoints. | Officials say the forces will protect government buildings in Buner district, where insurgents have begun patrolling the streets and mounting checkpoints. |
| As the troops moved into the region, insurgents launched an attack on their convoy, killing at least one soldier. | As the troops moved into the region, insurgents launched an attack on their convoy, killing at least one soldier. |
| The militants advanced from the Swat Valley, a region they largely control. | The militants advanced from the Swat Valley, a region they largely control. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Islamabad says if the government is trying to reassert control over the region, its efforts appear to be too little, too late. | |
| The Taleban are reported to have moved several hundred men into Buner from the Swat Valley. | |
| The government sent six platoons - up to 300 men - to deal with the insurgents. | |
| A police official told BBC that the troops were attacked as they were leaving the village of Totalai in the south of Buner district. | |
| The convoy was heading for Dagar, the central town of the largely mountainous district. | |
| The confrontation comes just weeks after a peace deal was signed by President Asif Ali Zardari allowing the introduction of Islamic law in Swat. | |
| Springboard | |
| The deal was designed to end a bloody 18-month conflict with the Taleban in Swat by yielding to some of their demands. | |
| But critics say that the militants can now use Swat as a springboard to take over new areas of the country. | |
| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier said the insurgency posed a "mortal threat" to world security. | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier said the insurgency posed a "mortal threat" to world security. |
| Speaking to a Congress committee, Mrs Clinton said the Pakistani government was "basically abdicating to the Taleban and the extremists". |